"boom!!!"
A magnificent pillar of destructive fire engulfed the figures of the six-winged firebird and the Lord of the Underworld, slamming heavily onto the field.
The ground sank, and an incredibly powerful crimson energy spread outwards, causing the site to collapse and creating a crater several hundred meters in diameter.
The air trembled, and the entire arena was instantly filled with crimson energy.
In the audience, the pupils of everyone and their pets were filled with crimson energy.
"The power of this Flame Refining Array is too strong!"
"How could it not be powerful? This is already the final attack of the Flame Refining Array."
"I knew the Lord of the Underworld shouldn't have used his mind hammer at close range. If he had just redirected the Six-Winged Firebird's attack, he wouldn't have been caught."
"Xia Huo is impressive. He managed to exchange the most troublesome Netherworld Lord for Qiao Sang's Six-Winged Firebird."
"The main problem is that this six-winged firebird is too good at acting. It pretended to be about to fall asleep, but then launched a counterattack."
"Although the Netherworld Lord might ultimately win by using the Life-Borrowing ability, considering the lineups of both sides, Xia Huo still wins. Trading the Six-Winged Firebird for the Netherworld Lord is definitely a worthwhile trade."
"Xia Huo probably started the fight with the mindset of mutual destruction from the beginning, otherwise he wouldn't have resorted to such a move at the end."
"Qiao-san is still too young..."
"The Six-Winged Firebird has regained consciousness and seized the Nether Ring Monarch. It has cast a barrier, trapping the Nether Ring Monarch! The final pillar of fire in the Flame Refining Array has struck them!" On the commentary platform, Auror exclaimed excitedly, "The Six-Winged Firebird is preparing to perish together with the Nether Ring Monarch!"
“The frenzied factor in the raging hot wind will not have a negative effect on the pet that uses this skill. However, the pet that uses this skill will be particularly mentally active in the raging hot wind. I think this is why the Six-Winged Firebird regained its senses so quickly,” Nefertis analyzed.
"It seems that Xia Huo wasn't afraid of the Dark Lord's hypnosis from the beginning, but she acted as if she was anxious." Auror exclaimed, "What great acting skills! Only such good acting skills could deceive Qiao Sang."
“The final pillar of fire in the Flame Refining Array is fatal to both the Nether Ring Monarch and the Six-Winged Firebird,” Nephthys said. “Now it depends on whether the Nether Ring Monarch can activate its Life-Borrowing trait.”
At this moment, Yin Zhongsi slightly raised his head, looked at the sky above the arena, and murmured:
"The Yin Bell..."
The Lord of the Underworld is so small and dark; if you weren't looking closely, you wouldn't be able to find it at all...
The real-time translation was transmitted to the two hosts through their earpieces.
The Lord of the Underworld? Wasn't it completely engulfed by the pillar of fire along with the six-winged firebird? Nephthys and Auror were both stunned, and looked up in unison, following the gaze of Yin Zhongsi.
The same applies to the cameras surrounding the venue.
Pets have diverse skills and characteristics, and many ways to hide their presence. In order to capture the location of pets as soon as possible, many media outlets use mechanical pets with filming capabilities or have people with special abilities film the pets at large-scale international and interstellar events.
Whether it's the former or the latter, they have in common that they can sense the energy bodies on the field and can immediately pinpoint the location of the battle pets.
Under the cover of night, a pet beast, as black as a dot, stared wide-eyed and opened its mouth wide at the area illuminated by crimson energy, revealing a "how terrifying" expression. Then, its expression turned to relief, and it patted its chest and breathed a sigh of relief.
If it weren't for the glow of the crimson energy, you wouldn't even be able to tell that there was a pet beast there.
Its color blends seamlessly with the night sky, and it wears a semi-solid crown made of purple ghost energy. Its appearance is none other than the Netherworld Lord who was just held tightly by the six-winged firebird and engulfed by the pillar of fire!
On the commentary stand, Nefertis and Auror looked shocked and astonished, and exclaimed in surprise at the same time:
"The Lord of the Underworld?!"
"Looking around~"
High in the air, Little Treasure Seeker seemed to sense something, and quickly raised its head and puffed out its chest, grinning at the camera that was filming it, revealing two rows of exceptionally white teeth.
The camera zoomed in, and the vast majority of the audience saw this scene, causing an eerie silence to fall over the stands.
At the same time, the crimson energy disappeared, and the air returned to calm.
On the ground, in the shattered crater, the six-winged firebird had already closed its eyes and fainted, and the Netherworld Lord was nowhere to be seen beside it.
"Looking around~"
Little Treasure Hunter teleported to the side of the unconscious six-winged firebird and poked its cheek with its claw.
Seeing that the other party had stopped moving, Little Treasure Hunter perked up, raised its paws, and shouted:
"Search!"
I won!
Xia Huo: "!!!"
The Lord of the Underworld?! Xia Huo could hardly control his expression, revealing a clear "Impossible! Impossible! Impossible! How could this be! How could this be! How could this be!"
Shouldn't the Lord of the Underworld have perished together with the Six-Winged Firebird under the attack of the Flame Array?
How could it still be floating unharmed?
If it wasn't injured at all, then who was the Netherworld Lord who just perished alongside the six-winged firebird?
All sorts of thoughts popped into Xia Huo's mind in an instant.
Soon, two words clung to her mind: substitute...
The six-winged firebird that dragged the Netherworld Lord, who had perished with it, was just a substitute... After realizing what had happened, Xia Huo's face twisted uncontrollably.
She looked at the slender figure in the distance.
Those despicable Josan and the Lord of the Underworld are such amazing actors!
Qiao Sang noticed Xia Huo's gaze and smiled slightly at her.
Xia Huo is very talented. Whether it's because her name contains the character for fire or because she has too many fire-type pets in her contracts, her personality is sometimes like that of fire-type pets, making her easy to read. In the first few rounds of the competition, she saw through Xia Huo's intention to use the Six-Winged Firebird to perish together with Little Treasure Hunter.
Fortunately, she had anticipated this possibility before the competition.
As long as they weren't the ace, she believed that most contestants would be willing to trade them for Little Treasure Hunt, so she predicted the moves that Xia Huo's other pets, besides Huo Xixing, would make when facing Little Treasure Hunt and want to perish together with it.
The six-winged firebird, although its main type is Flying, is more adept at Fire-type moves than Flying-type moves. Its ultimate move is the Flame Array.
Based on past matches, the mastery level of the Flame Refining Array is only at the Great Perfection, allowing for the unleashing of five pillars of fire for attack.
The final pillar of fire is the most powerful. If Little Treasure Hunt shows any weakness, the opponent will definitely do everything in its power to drag it down with them.
Sure enough, everything went exactly as she had expected.
Of course, part of the reason why the other party could believe it so easily was because Xiao Xunbao's stunt double was a good actor... Qiao Sang looked at Xiao Xunbao, who had already started waving to the audience, with an approving gaze.
"The Lord of the Underworld has appeared beside the Six-Winged Firebird, and it is unharmed!" On the commentary stage, Nefertis stood up in shock.
"A Stand! The Six-Winged Firebird that dragged the Lord of the Underworld to its doom was just a Stand!" Auror realized, excitedly speaking into the microphone, "This is truly the most expressive Stand I've ever seen! It completely fooled us all!"
"The Yin Bell".
"The Yin Bell".
Yin Zhongsi nodded, agreeing with Auror's words, and then exclaimed with emotion, indicating that Xia Huo and the Six-Winged Firebird seemed to be a bit dim-witted, actually dragging the stand of the Underworld Lord down with them, which was equivalent to killing themselves. It was the first time it had seen a contestant eliminate themselves.
“We can’t entirely blame Xia Huo,” Nephthys said. “The clone of the Lord of the Rings is very intelligent, just like the real Lord of the Rings. Everyone was probably fooled.”
During the conversation, the mechanical-type pet wearing the referee's badge came to the six-winged firebird's side to check it out, and then waved the green flag toward Qiao Sang's location.
A giant virtual screen appeared out of thin air, and below Xia Huo's photo, the photo of the six-winged firebird changed from color to black and white.
"Looking around~"
Little Treasure waved its paws enthusiastically at the audience seats in all directions.
Just like the fuse of gunpowder being lit, a loud "boom" resounded.
"Ah! A Stand! The one that just perished together with the Six-Winged Firebird was actually a Stand!"
"Holy crap! That's amazing! I originally thought Xia Huo and the Six-Winged Firebird would be good at acting, but I didn't expect Qiao Sang and the Underworld Lord to be even better actors!"
"Wait, what's with that stand-in? Its expressions are so rich, it's like it's the real Lord of the Underworld."
"I've heard that when a Stand's proficiency reaches a certain level, their behavior and other aspects will be influenced by the user. The expressions and acting skills of the Dark Lord Stand are definitely at the ultimate level."
"Hahaha, Qiao Sang and the Underworld Lord are too awesome! Did you guys hear what Xia Huo shouted at the end? 'Let's perish together!' It cracked me up. In the end, the Six-Winged Firebird attacked itself."
"Watching the Netherworld Lord fight is so interesting. It feels like the style of the battles is quite different from other pet battles."
"To be honest, it feels like only the Dark Ring Monarch can use this trick to fool his opponents. Other pets of the same level are large and have a strong presence. Even if they use a substitute, not to mention the substitute's acting skills, it is difficult for the real body to hide. Only the Dark Ring Monarch cannot be easily discovered."
"He used his ultimate move to finish himself off. Luckily, the Six-Winged Firebird was stunned. If it still had any consciousness, it would probably be furious."
"Qiao Sang! Qiao Sang!"
"Little treasure hunter! Little treasure hunter!"
The audience supporting Qiao Sang cheered excitedly at the top of their lungs. They originally thought that Xiao Xunbao would be able to use his life-saving ability in this match, and even if he won, he would not have another chance to appear. Unexpectedly, the situation took a turn for the better, and everyone was fooled. The one who was forcibly killed by the Six-Winged Firebird was just a stand-in. It was so satisfying.
"Beautiful!" Michaela exclaimed excitedly in the VIP room.
"Xiaxia! Xiaxia!" Xia Lala cheered excitedly from the side.
Penjamei considerately handed her a glass of water.
Sharara took a sip and continued cheering:
"Xiaxia! Xiaxia!"
"Grind!" The Dragon King looked out the French windows and called out excitedly, but he quickly composed himself and called out in a steady tone:
"Grind it."
Qiao Sang and Xiao Xunbao performed well.
After his initial excitement subsided and he calmed down slightly, something occurred to him. Looking at the black dot outside the window that was waving its claws, he said:
"I wonder how much white energy Little Treasure Hunter will absorb in this match."
...
Holy crap, so much white energy… Qiao Sang’s eyes lit up as he watched the energy continuously flowing from the audience to Little Treasure Hunt. He thought to himself that the amount of white energy generated in this round felt more than the total white energy generated in the three rounds of the previous match. Sure enough, it was the right thing to let more people and pets know the name Little Treasure Hunt!
On the field, Little Treasure Hunter seemed to sense something as well. He was startled at first, then his eyes lit up, revealing a happy expression, and he waved his paws even more enthusiastically.
"Looking around~"
"Looking around~"
"The Lord of the Underworld is greeting everyone very warmly," Nephthys said with a smile from the commentary booth.
"The Lord of the Underworld seems to be in a good mood after securing the first victory for player Josang," said Auror. "In the first match, player Josang won, bringing the score to 0:1. I wonder which pet player Xia Huo will send out in the second match."
"The Yin Bell".
Yin Zhongsi called out, indicating that it was time for the second round of the match. It seemed that Qiao Sang had decided to let the Underworld Lord continue the match.
Nephthys said:
"The Lord of the Underworld did not expend too much energy or get injured in the last game, and is fully capable of playing another game."
During the conversation, Xia Huo waved his hand and recalled the unconscious six-winged firebird into the Beast Taming Manual.
The venue was swapped, and the perfectly intact venue was quickly replaced.
The mechanical-type pet wearing the referee's badge blew the whistle to signal preparation.
The cheers and screams from the audience subsided, and Xiao Xunbao stopped waving and put on a serious expression.
The number "10" appeared on the field, changing continuously accompanied by mechanical sounds:
“10, 9, 8... 3, 2, 1”.
The light and shadow disappeared.
It's the Underworld Lord again... Xia Huo had calmed down. As a highly talented professional beast tamer, she quickly realized where she went wrong in the previous game. After taking a deep breath and adjusting her mindset, she quickly formed hand seals.
A deep, mysterious purple star array lit up the field.
Before long, a dragon-type pet, over thirty meters tall, covered in black scales, standing on two legs, with a headdress resembling a sharp blade on its head and a dark red tail, appeared in the star array.
Bladescaled Dragon, a royal-level pet with both Dragon and Dark attributes, is stubborn and will stick to its goals once it sets its mind on something. It likes to select high-quality ores to sharpen the blade on its head, and will often pick out a creature from the surrounding area to test its sharpness... Qiao Sang looked at the pet in the distance, and related information flashed through his mind. He thought to himself that after knowing that Little Treasure Hunter would continue to fight, the other party would indeed not send out Fire Star...
As the thought flashed through his mind, the Bladescaled Dragon narrowed its eyes, looked ahead, and then looked left and right, revealing a solemn expression.
Although its own beast tamer had mentioned seeing the Netherworld Ring Monarch through the tamer's eyes in the Beast Taming Codex, it turns out that in reality, the Netherworld Ring Monarch is so small that it's practically invisible! (End of Chapter)
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